Matched Patterns
Monday 9 July 2018Examples of the decorative effects that can be created very simply by…
Poetry in Wood Pt 1
Monday 9 July 201816/17th century table (ALL PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF CHRISTIES UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)(PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY…
Poetry in Wood Pt 2
Monday 9 July 2018 My appreciation of Chinese furniture and the West's fascination with it…
Inlaying Drawer Fronts
Monday 9 July 2018Cleaning off sycamore stringing with a low angle jack planeThis bow-fronted chest…
Flattening and Patching
Monday 9 July 2018HOW TO FLATTEN VENEERS: After covering the bench with newsprint to contain…
Understanding Abrasives
Monday 9 July 2018Powdered glass ~5 Mohs scaleEmery ~7.5-8.5 Mohs scaleGarnet ~7.5-8.5 Mohs scaleAluminium oxide…
Frame Saws
Monday 9 July 2018For long sweeping curves a frame saw is ideal (PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWARD…
Making a Workbench
Monday 9 July 2018Nat tackles the glue-up and assembly……of mortise and tenoned end framesFor cramping…
Hand Veneering
Monday 9 July 2018Modern commercial veneers are stored in sealed wrappings, keeping leaves in the…
Mortice and Tenons
Monday 9 July 2018The timber marked up ready for cutting the mortice. In normal use…